Increasing consumer demand for natural products have renewed food industry attention in bio preservation. Lactic acid bacteria are of particular interest as effective alternative to chemical preservation because of their food grade status. This work explores the effect of antifun...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130350
Abiodun Omowonuola Adebayo-Oyetoro, Olawale Paul Olatidoye, Taiwo Joy Bamikole, Christianah Ose Igene & Oluwafemi Jeremiah Coker·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2021
Complementary food produced from fermented maize and sprouted velvet bean flour in ratios 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, 50:50 and 100% maize (control) was studied in this research work. Proximate composition, anti-nutritional and sensory properties of the blends was evaluated using...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130351
Aims: Malnutrition among children, especially stunting is a public health problem in Cameroon. This study assesses the impact of zinc supplementation of children and nutrition education of mothers on the nutritional status of the children in the Bangang rural community. Study Des...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130348
Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is most well-known for the products of its fruit, such as coconut meat, coconut water, coconut milk, and coconut oil. Almost all edible products of the coconut come from the fruit, or “nut” portion of the plant. Some fruit products include desiccated...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130347
Åshild Kristin Andreassen, Nana Yaa Ohene Asare, Anne Marie Bakke, Anne Marthe Jevnaker, Olavi Junttila, Ville Erling Sipinen, Rose Vikse, Per Brandtzæg, Knut Kelkås Dahl, Knut Thomas Dalen, Richard Meadow, Kåre Magnus Nielsen, Monica Sanden & Hilde-Gunn Opsahl Sorteberg·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2021
Genetically modified carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) line 123.2.38 with product name Moonlite™, expresses three introduced traits. The dfr and f3′5′h (Hf1) genes from Petunia x hybrida coding for dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) and flavonoid 3′,5′-hydroxylase (F3′5′H), res...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130345
Åshild Kristin Andreassen, Nana Yaa Ohene Asare, Anne Marie Bakke, Knut Kelkås Dahl, Knut Thomas Dalen, Kåre Magnus Nielsen, Monica Sanden, Ville Erling Sipinen, Rose Vikse, Per Brandtzæg, Olavi Junttila, Richard Meadow & Hilde-Gunn Opsahl Sorteberg·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2021
Soybean 356043 expresses both the gat gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus licheniformis and the gm - hra gene, an optimised form of the endogenous acetolactate synthase (als) coding sequence from soybean (Glycine max; gm). The encoded GAT4601 protein, glyphosate acetyltransfera...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130346
Antioxidant activities and nutritional composition are essential ingredients normally considered in the choice of vegetables for human consumption. Leafy vegetables in particular, are regarded as protective foods in human diet due to their many health benefits. The aim of this re...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130343
Aims: Annona comprises many species but four are known as bearers of edible fruits, namely, A. reticulata, A. squamosal, A. cherimola and A. muricata. Soursop is not quite exploited in Cameroon. This work was aimed at determining the nutritional and phytochemical properties of so...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130342
Heavy metals naturally are non-biodegradable constituents of the earth’s crust that accumulate and persist indefinitely in the ecosystem as a result of both human and natural activities. Their contamination of vegetables remains an issue of public health interest due to the frequ...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2021/v13i130341
Cowpea is one of the common edible annual herbaceous legume. Callosobruchus maculatus is one of the common post-harvest pest of cowpea.This work was aimed at determining the protectant effect of five vegetable oils; coconut oil, cotton seed oil, groundnut oil, palm oil and sesame...
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